Meiosis

• INCREASES GENETIC VARIATION

• TAKES PLACE IN PROPHASE I

• CROSSING OVER

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

CROSSING OVER INCREASES

• LIFE SPAN

• GENETIC VARIATION

• THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DURING WHICH PHASE OF MEIOSIS DOES GENETIC VARIATION INCREASE

• PROPHASE II

• PROPHASE I

• ANAPHASE I

• ANAPHASE II

WHAT TYPE OF CELLS STORE THE GENETIC INFORMATION THAT IS PASSED TO OFF-SPRING

• BODY CELLS

• MITOSIS

• EGG

• SPERM

• EGG AND SPERM

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

MEIOSIS

• REDUCES THE NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES BY ONE HALF

• PRODUCES UNIQUE SEX CELLS-1N

• ALLOWS TRAITS TO BE PASSED TO OFFSPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

• INCREASE GENETIC VARIATION

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

MITOSIS

• INCREASES GENETIC VARIATION

• ALLOWS TRAITS TO BE PASSED ON TO OFFSPRING

• PRODUCES 2 IDENTICAL DAUGHTER CELLS

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...

• DIPLOID

• HAPLOID

NORMAL HUMANS HAVE 46 CHROMOSOMES, HOW MANY WILL THE GERM CELLS HAVE AFTER MEIOSIS?

• 46

• 23

• 12

• 92

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes
• mitosis, body cells
• meiosis, gametes
• meiosis, body cells

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  

• homozygous 
• asexual
• homologous
• genes